11. Updates and Installation of Plugins
Eclipse contains an Update Manager which allows you to install and update software components. Installable software components are called
To update your Eclipse installation, select → . The system will search for updates for the already installed software components. If it finds updated components, it will ask you to approve the update.
To install a new functionality, select →
From the "Work with" list, select an URL from which you would like to install.
To add a new update site, press "Add" and enter the new URL as well as a name for the new update site.
Sometimes you have to uncheck "Group items by category" – not all available plug-ins are categorized. If they are not categorized, they will not be displayed unless the grouping is disabled.
features and consists of plug-ins.To update your Eclipse installation, select → . The system will search for updates for the already installed software components. If it finds updated components, it will ask you to approve the update.
To install a new functionality, select →
From the "Work with" list, select an URL from which you would like to install.
To add a new update site, press "Add" and enter the new URL as well as a name for the new update site.
Sometimes you have to uncheck "Group items by category" – not all available plug-ins are categorized. If they are not categorized, they will not be displayed unless the grouping is disabled.
If you’re using a plug-in for which no Update Site is available, you can use the "dropins" folder in your Eclipse installation directory.
Plug-ins are typically distributed as .jar files. To add a plug-in to your Eclipse installation, put the plug-in .jar file into the Eclipse "dropins" folder and restart Eclipse. Eclipse should detect the new plug-in and install it for you.
Plug-ins are typically distributed as .jar files. To add a plug-in to your Eclipse installation, put the plug-in .jar file into the Eclipse "dropins" folder and restart Eclipse. Eclipse should detect the new plug-in and install it for you.
Eclipse also contains a client which allows installing software components from the Eclipse Marketplace. The advantage of this client is that you can search for components, discover popular extensions and see descriptions and ratings.
Compared to the update manager you don't have to know the URL for the update site.
To open the Eclipse Marketplace select → .
You can use the "Find" box to search for components. Pressing "Install" will start the installation process.
Compared to the update manager you don't have to know the URL for the update site.
To open the Eclipse Marketplace select → .
You can use the "Find" box to search for components. Pressing "Install" will start the installation process.
After an update or an installation of a new software component Eclipse to restart Eclipse. In general, it is a good idea to restart Eclipse in this situation, otherwise some components might not work corrrectly.
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